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| Release notes for 4.3 (nandbield) |
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| New Features / Enhancements in 4.3 |
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| - Linux kernel 6.x, glibc 2.xx and ~xxx other recipe upgrades |
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| - New variables: |
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| - :term:`FIT_ADDRESS_CELLS` and :term:`UBOOT_FIT_ADDRESS_CELLS`. |
| See details below. |
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| - :term:`KERNEL_DTBDEST`: directory where to install DTB files. |
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| - :term:`KERNEL_DTBVENDORED`: whether to keep vendor subdirectories. |
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| - Architecture-specific enhancements: |
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| - Kernel-related enhancements: |
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| - New core recipes: |
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| - New classes: |
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| - A ``ptest-cargo`` class was added to allow Cargo based recipes to easily add ptests |
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| - QEMU/runqemu enhancements: |
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| - QEMU has been upgraded to version 8.0 |
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| - Rust improvements: |
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| - Rust has been upgraded to version 1.69 |
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| - Image-related enhancements: |
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| - wic Image Creator enhancements: |
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| - FIT image related improvements: |
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| - New :term:`FIT_ADDRESS_CELLS` and :term:`UBOOT_FIT_ADDRESS_CELLS` variables allowing |
| to specify 64 bit addresses, typically for loading U-Boot. |
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| - SDK-related improvements: |
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| - Testing: |
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| - Utility script changes: |
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| - BitBake improvements: |
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| - The BitBake Cooker log now contains notes when the caches are |
| invalidated which is useful for memory resident bitbake debugging. |
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| - Packaging changes: |
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| - Prominent documentation updates: |
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| - Miscellaneous changes: |
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| - Git based recipes in OE-Core which used the git protocol have been |
| changed to use https where possibile. https is now believed to be |
| faster and more reliable. |
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| - The ``os-release`` recipe added a ``CPE_NAME`` to the fields provided, with the |
| default being populated from :term:`DISTRO`. |
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| Known Issues in 4.3 |
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| Recipe License changes in 4.3 |
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| The following corrections have been made to the :term:`LICENSE` values set by recipes: |
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| Security Fixes in 4.3 |
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| Recipe Upgrades in 4.3 |
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| Contributors to 4.3 |
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